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Some lines from Willy's diaries. With contributions also from Angela (Millard), Richard, Dave, Alan (Hollick), Gerry, Ann (Dufall), Pam (Flory) and the Gabby Archives.
(Most play rehearsals, committee meetings and jumble collecting omitted)
03-06-53 "Nellie" destroyed already. New girl (Irish) came to Stores with Jill. Mr Light told us only use Stores once a week.
08-06-53 Might have loft (Stables?) as club room at Griffin
09-06-53 Richard, Barry and Me to see stables at Griffin. If we want to we can have part of the stables.
11-06-53 Sorting out Stores. Are going to Griffin Stables
12-06-53 Dismantling Stores. Mrs McDowell complained again
15-06-53 Cleaning out Griffin stables
16-06-53 Finished walls in stables
17-06-53 Stables now painted cream and green
19-06-53 Took first load of furniture- Stores to Stables
20-06-53 Big move into STABLES. I gave notice to Mrs Roper (Click for photos)
22-06-53 Club in evening discusing the plays with Stella, Spud Pete and Pam Bartlet
23-06-53 Rehearsing Play
24-06-53 Finished clearing out Stores
27-06-53 Cast two of the plays
04-07-53 All to the Fair
05-07-53 Ted Young accident...hit a cow on his motorbike
11-07-53 We mowed lawn for Griffin people
13-07-53 Bunny's evening at Club
15-07-53 First rehearsal..Bishops Candlesticks
31-07-53 Horse sale. Drunken gypsies in Griffin yard
Aug? 1953 Newspaper cutting look back at some of our ventures
01-08-53 Chalkie; Roy; Alan all home (From National Service?)
03-08-53 Me, Ted, Dave, Bunny, Barry, Stewart, Jill, Mary, Chalkie to Delf Wood.
Sept 1953 Outing to WINDSOR (Click for photos )
Oct 1953 Cutting about Group activities and Pam steps down as Sec.
   
Early 1954 The AGM. This write-up gives a good summary of club's 1953 activities.
Feb? 1954 Pam (Flory) becomes Foundation Member and other cuttings which need dates
March 54 FIVE SHORT PLAYS.
01-05-54 Been made a Foundation Member
May 1954 Party report for those leaving for NATIONAL SERVICE
June? 1954 Cutting about change of Committee owing to National Service
Whit Mon 1954 Club outing to BUCKFAST ABBEY. Click to see photos
10/09/54 Outing to theatre? "Love from Judy"
11/09/54 "Mau Mau country" Talk by Rev. Bontoff de Queinton
18/09/54 RAFA carnival. Boys entered "ON SAFARI" (Click to see Dave's photos)
Same day "WAXWORKS" which was the girls' parade float (Click to see photos)
25/09/54 Talk by Major V. Small
Sept 1954 Gerry Chapple and Don Smith repointed and painted interior brickwork of Stores.
2/10/54 "One minute Please" Versus Toc H
9/10/54 "Local Government" talk by Councillor Mildred Richards
16/10/54 Open Evening
30/10/54 BRAINS TRUST
Oct 1954 Halloween DANCE
   
28-01-55 Coach trip to Ice Panto Bournemouth
19-02-55 Talk on Jazz by Mr A. Blandmore
26-02-55 Film Show
12-03-55 Me up to club at Allendale. Furniture moved to Allendale (inc. Piano)
19-03-55 Film Show
25-03-55 Four Group members given tickets to be in audience for BBC Any Questions
26-03-55 Group members in audience of Minster Concert
(free tickets as we had moved overflow chairs for them from Church House)
01-04-55 April Fools dance at the Temple Hall
02-04-55 Talk by minister about ghosts
09-05-55 Evening of favourite records.
16-04-55 Took part in Rotary Arts and Craft exhibition
30-04-55 Club Beetle Drive
14-05-55 Club went to Dorset County Youth Orchestra
20-5-55 "Roundabout" published
30-05-55 OUTING to Wye Valley
09-07-55 Chalkie and me had crash on his motorbike at Badbury Rings
10-07-55 Outing to Sandbanks
17-07-55 Outing to Sandbanks
31-07-55 Outing to Sandbanks
17-09-55 Click here for the CHINESE FIRE-ENGINE float
and click here for the "ONE THAT GOT AWAY" Float
12-10-55 Seventh Anniversary Dinner
27 Nov 55? Concert at Verwood (I probably have the wrong year)
Dec 55 New Year Party (Church House)
   
21-01-56 AGM
28-01-56 Committee Meeting.
25-02-56 28 members at Canford for a Square Dance
3-03-56 Advertised in Roundabout - "Band Practice"
Same date Football Match WYG v Young Communicants.at Leigh Park
10-03-56 Quiz with Toc H.
and Soccer Match at Kingston Lacy WYG = 2 : Hamworthy Boys= 7
17 -03-56 Talk by Mr. Brett "Origin of Names" Advertised in Roundabout.
30-03-56 Soccer match Leigh Park. WYG = 1 : Hamworthy Boys = 3
Also Hockey at Leigh Park WYG v Young Communicants
12-04-56 Group invited to Young Communicants' Social
31-03-56 "Spontaneuous evening" club night with a borrowed tape recorder.
14-04-56 Beetle Drive (as the planned speaker Rev Bontoft was ill)
07/04/56 Six-a-side soccer tournament at Leigh Park v Y.Communicants.
We fielded four teams inc. girls
24-04-56 Table Tennis and Darts match v Y. Comms.
28-04-56 Special general meeting to elect new Chairman; Vice-chair and one cmmttee member
04-05-56 Bough Nissen Hut at Merley Auction
May 1956 "Roundabout" published
12-05-56 Jumble Sale. Made £15 profit.
17-05-56 Group collecting at Tivoli for Nat Playing Fields Assoc.
18-05-56 Bought an ex ARMY HUT from Merley to be used as a club room
Somewhen in 1956? Carnival SUEZ SOLUTION
23-05-56 Had stall at Chamber of Trade Exhibition
02-06-56 Social at Church House Organised by Angela
09-06-56 Tidying Clubroom and painting
16-06-56 Dance at Verwood
23-06-56 Boating- Canford Bridge
June 1956 Outing to London to see "The Pyjama Game"
July 1956 "Roundabout" published
17-10/56 Eighth ANNIVERSARY party
   
05-01-57 Pam Flory's party.
22-04-57 Easter Monday outing to the Delph (Click for Angela's photo)
June 1957 Club outing to LONDON. Click to see Angela's photo
1957 or
1958		 Tenth? Anniversary event (Last appearance of the Nitwits)
   
25-8-91 REUNION At Lynn and Angela's
   
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